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آزادی به حال قیمت - Last sentence of the book (in Google-dialect Persian).
Growing-up a strong-willed girl during the Cold War was hard, but if you also happened to have lived in Iran during and after the 1979 Revolution then it was really hard. This book documents the life and times of Marjane Satrapi from around 1978 to 1995-96. She was part of a family of ex-royals that became Iranian Marxists who helped oust the Shah, then after the Iranian Revolution became the Islamic Revolution her parents ...more
Growing-up a strong-willed girl during the Cold War was hard, but if you also happened to have lived in Iran during and after the 1979 Revolution then it was really hard. This book documents the life and times of Marjane Satrapi from around 1978 to 1995-96. She was part of a family of ex-royals that became Iranian Marxists who helped oust the Shah, then after the Iranian Revolution became the Islamic Revolution her parents ...more
Powerful memoir of a young Iranian brought up to think for herself. Satrapi's upbringing was surprising to me - 180 degrees from what I would consider a typical Iranian family. She was sent to Austria when she was 14 so she would be safe through the tumult of her country. She wasn't always easy while she was abroad. It wasn't easy when she returned and continued to make choices that she could freely in Austria, but would get her in trouble as the government became more and more restrictive.
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I'm really so lucky to live where and when I do.
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I loved Persepolis! I previously read Reading Lolita in Tehran, so I was familiar with the restriction of freedom in Iran as a result of the Revolution. The graphic novel format really brought Marjane’s story to life. I knew Marjane was going to be a spunky character; as a young child she is quite sure she is going to be the last prophet. Her childhood is anything but typical and yet she still fights with her parents, listens to American music and defies authority. The consequences of this defia
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A remarkable story.
The contrast between medium and material is striking. The comics are very simple, even childlike, but the stories are anything but.
The contrast between medium and material is striking. The comics are very simple, even childlike, but the stories are anything but.
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